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A collection of photos of your creations that you would like to
show to the world. Not for sale, just for show! A means of sharing with others
the things that you create. If you want to contribute to this page you can email a
photo or scan of your piece to us or mail us a photo by snail mail. Please include a
brief description. You will be identified by First name and the first initial of
your 1st. name, unless you prefer to remain anonymous. If you want to try and
sell something on this site, contact us about putting your item on the Friends Creations
link to the page titled Cabochons, Jewelry, and Other Interesting Things Made By Our
Friends. So, you have an opportunity to participate in this site and get your
creations onto the WWW. Come On and Join In!
Check these out! BE SURE AND CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO
SEE THE ENLARGED VIEWS.
Here are two photos sent in by Dale of a cabochon of amethyst
and rutile. Read his explanation and enjoy the photos.
It's amethyst from Madagascar with red rutiles in
it. I received the rough from an old collection and had it cut into a crescent shape. It
is really something to see. So here it is below. It's 47mm x 14mm x 9mm. Dale
 
The photo on the right shows the needles particularly well.
Amethyst is my birthstone so I am particularly fond of nice specimens and this one
is great.
These are photos sent in by Tom of
some Utah opal material and I copy his words as a description of the opal materials.
"...Some people have capped it (this opal
- Ed. note) with great success due to its opalized nature it does have inherent problems
found with opal, fractures and crazing. If you can imagine huge dolomitic boulders in
Volcanic ash being dissolved by acidic hydrothermal solutions and then replacing the
nodules with silica from a rhyolite cap over the ash layer and mineral rich water full of
Mangnesia and Fluorite. You end up with silica and water.
...Here are three pics of the same piece of some bubble opal
(satin flash) not the candy stripe or bacon rind as we call it.
...I have also included pics of the opalized
nodules. I am sure people be able to tell the difference between the satin bubble opal and
the other.
...I couldn't resist sending these pictures as
well of a beautiful purple opal nodule I cut and polished. Tom"
Many thanks, Tom for sending all of the photos.
I really enjoyed seeing them. Purple is one of my favorite colors.
  
  
  
 
Be sure and enlarge these photos to get a good idea of what this
material looks like.
    
I have included some pics of another Utah material
which is mostly opal, florescent and many colors due to the presence of fluorite and
manganese. It can no longer be collected due to it being found at an active mine site
which does not want the liability of rockhounds,etc.Tom
   
These are great cabochons. Be sure and enlarge them to see the
details.
John sent in these photos of stones that he took using an
inexpensive Mattel microscope. (He says that he has seen the same microscope for
$ 59 at Sam's Club.) I am fascinated by these images and cannot wait to try
this with some opals.
Fire Agate at 60x magnification
Petosky Stone at 10x magnification
Tiger Eye at 60x magnification
 
Dino Cabochon at 10x and 60x magnification.
You will have to enlarge the photo to get a good look at the
opal bead strand that this canine is wearing. This is a great strand of beads, but I
understand that Harry only wears them on Sundays.
The gorgeous creations below were made by Richard W. He cut all
of the stones himself. Or, if that did not sink in, he cut ALL of the stones
himself. These are fantastic pieces created with 18K gold and tourmalines. I
fully expect to see Richard's work on the cover of Lapidary Journal at any time. I
cannot wait to some of Richard's creations in opal.
The pendant below was made by Steve from an opal that he cut from some
of our rough, a beautiful outcome with his wife the lucky recipient.
Fantasia
Fantasia is a creation by Amanda featuring one of our large
tumbled opals, some of our opal chips, and rubies and sapphires. This is a
beautiful example of the wonderful jewelry that can be created by wire wrapping and bead
stringing. Thank you sharing the photo Amanda.
This is Rick's Photo of a fire agate cabochon. A
beautiful photograph of a beautiful stone. Rick it is more like a portrait of fire
agate than just a photo.
This is a pendant that Tom recently bought. He wants to
know if anyone has ever seen one like it and what it might be worth. The backing is
marked Mexico.
This is a set of rough pieces that Sharon wanted to show off.
She plans to make the pieces into an Oriental looking pendant set.
The two photos below are opal material that was given to
Richard by someone who called it "black seam" opal. Do you know what it
actually is? If you do, let us know.
Sharon sent us these photos of some of her beautiful opals.
Enjoy!
Here are the photos of Richard's work.
Fire Agate Heart
The Quartz Snail
The Gecko
Two Views of a Hummingbird
These are great Richard. Good Job!
The image below is a Boulder Opal that was purchased in
Australia some time ago. Now the owner is looking for a similar Boulder Opal.
The stone measures 28 mm x 19.5 mm x 4.25 mm. If you have a similar one to
sell get in contact with me.
There are four of Rick's photographs below. Two are of
stones and two are of pieces of Rick's jewelry. These photos have come from a thread
about photography, but I am enjoying the photographs of the opals and jewelry. These
are great Rick!
This is one of Jack's shots taken threw his loupe as he
described on The Opal List. I do not think that it could be any better.
Take a look at Richard's first heart. This is great
Richard. I am glad that I am not obligated to show my first heart.
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Jack sent us this rough from British Columbia. We have
not had a chance to cut any of it yet. If we encourage him, perhaps he will tell us
all about it.
Jack encouraged us to share some of this rough with someone who
is interested in it. Since there is not enough to share with everyone, why don't you
write us an email and explain why you should receive a piece. I will wait until June
1 to pick the winner. If Jack is willing, I will have him pick the
winner from the messages.
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Here are two more of Ken's opal carvings. These are
super, Ken. Ken will mount these carvings in original jewelry pieces as
well. I cannot wait to see them too. I am willing to start a page for
carvings if you all want to create them and offer them for sale.
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Mike wanted to show you part of his Tucson haul for this year.
And Mike is a prolific cutter as well. No doubt you will see many of these little
gems on the auctions in the future. Good luck, Mike!
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Ken, bought this piece of Lightning Ridge Opal from us on ebay quite
some time back. He has just now created this carving from the rough. He agreed
to let us post the photograph of his carving with the stipulation that we say that he is
an amateur and that this is first attempt at an intact carving like this.
This is an extremely impressive first effort! Ken plans an 18K gold setting with a
ruby accent. He has promised to send a photo of the finished
piece. I cannot wait to see the finished piece. Congratulations, Ken.
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This is a question we received via email. Would you like to try
and identify the stone?
I bought this ring in an antique store and I do not know what kind of stone
this is. Some people say it is a Mexican fire opal. I am not sure. I haven't
seen any pictures of one quite like this.
I am sending you pictures. Maybe you can tell me.
It is an orange color and in the light you see all of these purple lights
down in it.
The ring is shown being worn and held up to the light with the light
passing through the stone. What do you think the stone is? You are welcome to
respond via The Opal List or email us directly.
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Guesses so far includes Lightning Ridge Opal, Mexican Fire Opal, Amber
and Dragons Breath which is a glass imitation opal.
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Here is the latest creation from Barbara. A commission for a
customer made with a pair of our triplets. These look great! Keep up the good
work! We love to see the creations of our talented list members.
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This is Jack's faceted opal. He says it is about 12 mm square and
he believes that it is Lambina. This is a real treat for me to see. I am sure
I am not the only viewer who can think of a lot of wonderful jewelry applications for
something this beautiful.
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